E³.series

The E³.series suite of integrated, Windows® based, design tools includes:

  • E³.schematic
  • E³.panel
  • E³.cable
  • E³.logic
  • E³.view

E³.schematic

... for the creation of control schematics, terminal plans, BOMs, & Wire Lists

E³.panel

... for the complete design of control panels, including layouts and wiring

E³.cable

... for the development of detailed wiring, cabling and harness designs, E³.series makes the process, fast, efficient and accurate.

E³.logic

... for the design of printed circuit boards. E³.logic speeds up the electronic design by using tested modules and equipment variants.

E³.view

... to allow users to distribute E³.series projects and data to other people and organizations.





E³.series features the familiar Windows® user interface and includes standard functions such as Drag & Drop, and Copy & Paste, making it an easy to learn and cost effective design tool. These familiar Windows® functions however, have been enhanced to include the underlying intelligence of the objects being manipulated, thus adding to the power of E³.series. For example, when an existing relay is copied and pasted into a drawing, the database information is carried along with it and the relay ID is updated to the next available number, thereby ensuring the integrity of the design database.

All E³.series modules use the same ECAD engine, providing an integrated and common menu structure and allowing for the sharing of common information across all modules. What this means is that information is stored once in the design database and displayed on different drawing sheets as required e.g. a component ID change in the Panel module would automatically be updated, on-line, in the schematic and cable drawings. It also allows for all drawings to be displayed, and active, at the same time.

E³.series extensive customization capabilities supports production of drawings to suit any requirement, including both IEC and JIC drawing formats, for which symbol libraries are included. When components don't exist in the database, they can be quickly and easily created using the "Component Wizard" that guides you through the creation process.

Drawing sheets also include intelligence and are coupled with the functionality of E³.series which allow a simple addition of a new sheet inheriting automatically all the previously inserted information (Drawing Number, Project #, Sheet #, Drawn by, etc.). Furthermore, if a sheet is inserted, as opposed to added, all relevant sheet information and cross-references are automatically updated, across all sheets, without any user intervention.

Powerful search tools, including a "jump to" function, allow a fast and easy location of any component, cable, wire, signal, etc., no matter where, or on what sheet, it is located. Existing components can also be easily exchanged for matching components displayed in a drop down list in the components object related menu.

To help easily locate components, symbols, etc., they are stored in user definable "Explorer" like "tree views" and folders for easy access. In addition, component and symbol descriptions are also user definable.

The bi-directional COM interface provides direct access to the ODBC data, which can be accessed using the Visual Basic programming interface, allowing for full integration of E³.series into the engineering process. Drawings can also be output in AutoCAD® DXF/DWG format, or in ".SVG" format for publishing on the Internet or on a company's internal Intranet.

E³.series Common Feature List

Due to the integrated nature of E³.series the following functionality is common to all modules.

  • True Windows® environment
  • Easy to learn and use
  • Standard Windows® installation
  • Runs in Windows® 98, ME, 2000, NT and XP
  • Single PC or network installation
  • Drop-down and object related menus
  • Intelligent "Drag & Drop" functionality
  • Intelligent "Copy & Paste" functionality
  • Dynamic Pan and Zoom
  • 256 user definable layers per object type
  • Freely definable "intelligent" drawing sheet formats
  • Unlimited number of sheets per drawing
  • Unlimited number of open drawings
  • Add/insert sheet with automatic completion of Title Block, etc.

  • Add/delete/insert sheets with automatic update of cross-references, sheet numbers, etc.
  • Global modification of sheet Title Blocks
  • Intelligent sheet format exchange
  • Sheets stored in user definable folders
  • Display multiple sheet Windows (cascade, tile, etc.)
  • Multiple views of same sheet
  • ANSI, JIC, IEC, DIN, representation of drawings
  • Metric & Imperial units
  • Freely definable components with customizable symbol dependencies
  • Symbols and Components stored in Microsoft® Access format database
  • Symbols and Components can be stored in any ODBC database
  • "Component Wizard" for easy component creation
  • Components stored in user definable "Explorer" like folders for easy navigation and location
  • User definable Component and Symbol search configuration
  • Powerful exchange capabilities for symbols and components
  • "Jump" functionality to selected or referenced object
  • Free definition of object attributes
  • Preview window displays selected component or symbol
  • Preview window displays zoomed area of sheet
  • Unlimited Undo and Redo
  • Powerful search and highlight capabilities for signals, texts, cross references, symbols and components
  • Customizable automatic "prompt to save" routines
  • Online, hypertext linked, help
  • Object-oriented user interface
  • Object-oriented data
  • Online cross-references for signals and components within drawing sheets
  • Bi-directional COM interface.
  • Visual Basic Interface
  • OLE linking to other applications
  • Support for embedded documentation, e.g. Word and Excel documents
  • Customizable color representation of design environment (e.g. line diameter of connection lines, cable cross-sections, signal type, etc.)
  • Freely definable grid and text sizes, characters and line fonts
  • User definable "hot key" shortcuts
  • Freely definable documentation (e.g. BOMs, Terminal Diagrams, Lists, etc.)
  • Generate report documentation in Excel, Word, Access and ASCII formats, or directly on a drawing sheet.
  • "Intelligent" Read, Write, Copy, Paste, Delete, Rotate, Mirror drawings and areas
  • Descriptive error messages
  • Continuous command feedback
  • Import/Export AutoCAD® DXF, DWG format files. Symbols exported as blocks and vice versa
  • Import/Export Eplan EXF format files
  • Import graphic images
  • Export intelligent Web format drawings in the latest ".SVG" format
  • Multi-language support (English, German, French, Spanish….etc.)
  • Integration into PDM systems
  • Print and plot using supported Windows® drivers.